Laweye Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Laweye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 26 | 1:738,154 | 17,467 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Laweye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laweye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Laweye is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laweye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,798,600th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Laweye are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 738,154. In Niger Laweye is most numerous in: Maradi Region, where 88 percent live, Agadez Region, where 4 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 4 percent live. Besides Niger Laweye is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Laweye
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